Sympetrum is a genus of small to medium-sized skimmer dragonflies, known as darters in the UK and as meadowhawks in North America. The more than 50 species predominantly live in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere; no Sympetrum species is native to Australia.
Cephalaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae.
Erpetogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as ringtails. Most of the species are predominantly green coloured and the males have a moderately clubbed tail. A fossil species are known from the Miocene Mexican amber
Gomphidia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It contains the following species:
Gynacantha is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. The females have two prominent spines under the last abdominal segment. This gives the genus name and the common name two-spined darners; they are also known as duskhawkers.
Hemicordulia is a genus of dragonfly in family Corduliidae. It occurs in Africa, southern Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands such as the Bonin Islands, Fiji and French Polynesia. Species of Hemicordulia are small to medium-sized dragonflies, coloured black or metallic, with yellow.
Palaemnema is a genus of dragonflies in the family Platystictidae. They are commonly known as shadowdamsels and are found in the New World, from Arizona to Peru and French Guiana.
Paragomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as Hooktails.
Platycypha is a genus of African damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (Chlorocyphidae).
Prodasineura, the Asian threadtails, is a genus of damselflies in the family Protoneuridae. All the Afrotropical species formerly in this genus are now placed in Elattoneura, the African threadtails. Dijkstra et al. (2014) moved the genus from Protoneuridae to Platycnemididae based on molecular phylogenetic research.
Progomphus is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are found in the Americas and are largely tropical. They are one of the few Gomphids with coloured wings.
Protoneura is a genus of damselfly in the family Protoneuridae. It contains the following species:
Rhinocypha is a genus of damselflies in the family Chlorocyphidae.
Stylurus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as Hanging Clubtails from their habit of hanging nearly vertically when they perch.
Perithemis is a genus of dragonflies commonly known as Amberwings. They are characterized by their small size and the amber wings of the male.
Telebasis is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. The genus occurs in the Neotropics. Most of the species are red with a few blue species in South America.
Sieboldius is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. The genus occurs in Asia and is closely related to the Dragonhunter Hagenius brevistylus of North America.
Iridictyon is a small genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. It contain only two species, both known only from Guyana and Venezuela:
Paracercion melanotum, Eastern Lilysquatter, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is known to occur in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Java, Philippines and Thailand.
Paracercion calamorum, the dusky lilly-squatter, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It has a range that extends from southern far-eastern Russia to Japan, and to India and Indonesia. The nominate subspecies P. c. calamorum is known from central and eastern China, Korea and Japan. The subspecies P. c. dyeri occurs in southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, India, Nepal, and Thailand.
